Glamorgan have signed Sri Lanka tempo bowler Asitha Fernando for the beginning of the 2025 season.
The 27-year-old will be a part of the Welsh county for the primary seven County Championship Division Two video games, topic to a No-Objection Certificates (NOC) from Sri Lanka Cricket.
A frontline bowler in all three codecs of the sport, Fernando will add firepower to Glamorgan’s assault.
“I want to thank Glamorgan Cricket a lot for this chance. I’m extraordinarily thrilled to be part of Glamorgan and to return to the county cricket scene this 12 months,” Fernando stated.
“My final stint helped me to enhance my sport lots. I’m trying ahead to taking part in with Mason [Crane], Colin [Ingram] and all the Glamorgan group and am hoping to do my highest throughout the upcoming season.”
Fernando made his worldwide debut in Sri Lanka’s at some point worldwide towards Zimbabwe in July 2017, along with his Check bow coming towards South Africa in January 2021.
Within the second match of the Could 2022 collection towards Bangladesh, he took his first five-wicket haul in Check cricket with figures of 6-51 within the second innings, which have been preceded by 4 wickets within the first innings.
He made his T20I debut in September 2022 towards Bangladesh.
In August 2024, Fernando took his second five-wicket haul (5-102) within the second Check towards England at Lord’s, changing into solely the second Sri Lankan bowler – following Rumesh Ratnayake – to have his title etched on to the Lord’s honours board.
That feat lifted him to eighth within the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) Check bowling rankings.
Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace stated: “We’re delighted to have the ability to welcome a bowler of Asitha’s high quality to Sophia Gardens for the beginning of the 2025 season.
“Asitha has good expertise of circumstances within the UK having performed county cricket beforehand and in addition whereas performing very effectively in Sri Lanka’s collection with England right here final summer time.
“We sit up for Asitha taking the sphere for Glamorgan as the primary Sri Lankan participant to signify the membership.”